Tag: Fiona Le Poidevin
India offers further opportunities for Guernsey’s finance sector
Significant opportunities exist for Guernsey’s finance industry to further utilise its expertise in India, according to Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry. Miss Le Poidevin was speaking after returning from a week-long visit to Mumbai, where she was accompanied by three Guernsey-based financial services [...]
Guernsey bank deposits fall in Q3
The value of bank deposits in Guernsey declined by £6.2 billion (6%) in the third quarter of the year. The new figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that the total value of deposits held by banks in Guernsey fell to £96.9 billion at the end of September 2012, representing a decrease of [...]
Delegation to reiterate Guernsey offering for Indian clients
A delegation from Guernsey is heading to Mumbai later this week to promote the Island’s financial services offering for Indian companies and individuals. The delegation will be led by Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry. She will be accompanied by her predecessor, Peter Niven, [...]
Guernsey plans dual regime for AIFMD
Guernsey is planning to have two parallel regulatory regimes for investment funds as a way to best meet client needs when the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) comes into force. Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, has today reiterated Guernsey’s intention to [...]
Guernsey’s cleantech credentials discussed at Westminster event
Guernsey’s capacity to act as a hub for renewable energy generation and to provide financial products and services to the cleantech sector has been discussed at an event held at the House of Commons. The renewable energy reception was held on Tuesday 11th September and included Rt. Hon. Ed Davey, MP, Secretary of State for [...]
Guernsey adds 100+ international insurers in 12 months
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has licensed 107 new international insurers in the last 12 months. Figures from the Island’s financial services regulator show that there were 746 international insurers licensed in the Island at the end of September 2012 compared to 682 at the end of September 2011. In that time, there have [...]
Guernsey’s foundations legislation taking off in Asia
Guernsey’s new foundations legislation has already caught the eye of practitioners in Asia. The legislation, which is currently awaiting Royal Assent from the Privy Council before it comes into effect later this year or in early 2013, was a hot topic of conversation at the STEP Asia conference held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in [...]
Guernsey delegation heads back to Asia
A delegation from Guernsey is heading to Asia to attend a major international fiduciary conference in Hong Kong before visiting both Shanghai and Beijing. The trip comes just two weeks after a team returned from attending a private equity funds conference, SuperReturn Asia, in Hong Kong. The delegation will be led again by Fiona Le [...]
Guernsey’s profile growing among Russians
Russian high net worth individuals and their advisers are increasingly aware of Guernsey as a centre for wealth management services, according to Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance. Miss Le Poidevin was speaking on her return from the Private Client Russia & CIS conference held between the 2nd and 4th October in London. [...]
Guernsey sees Far East promise
Recognition of Guernsey’s expertise as a finance centre continues to build in the Far East, according to Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry internationally. Miss Le Poidevin was speaking at the culmination of a week-long trip to Hong Kong that saw her meet with [...]
